43.He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his ____ was seen at its best when he worked with others.

　 A. temper 　　　　 B. appearance　　　　　　　 C. talent　　　　　　　　 D. character

答案：D

命题立意：检查考生对名词的辨析和运用能力。

试题解析：temper脾气；appearance外表；talent天赋，才能；character 性格。

42.The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ____ new customers to its stores.

　 A. join　 　　　　　 B. attract　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stick　　　　　　　　 D. transfer

答案：B

命题立意：检查考生对动词的辨析和运用能力。

试题解析： attract sb. to………把某人吸引到………地方来。

41.There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ____ gave up.

　 A. eventually 　　 B. unfortunately　　　　　　 C. generously　　　　 D. purposefully

答案：A

命题立意：检查考生对副词的辨析和运用能力。

试题解析： eventually 最终；unfortunately不幸地；generously慷慨地；purposefully故意地。

40.If a shop has chairs ____ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop.

　 A. that 　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. where

答案：D

命题立意：检查考生对逻辑关联用语的辨析和运用能力。

试题解析： 关系副词where 连接定语从句，其中where= in/ on which。

39.Never before ____ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.

　 A. has this city been 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this city has been

　 C. was this city　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. this city was

答案：A

命题立意：检查考生对倒装结构的掌握和运用能力(兼考时态)。

试题解析：表示否定含义的副词never 放句首用部分倒装。

38. ____ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.

　 A. What is required　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. What requires

　 C. It is required　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It requires

答案：C

命题立意：检查考生对名词从句的掌握和运用能力。

试题解析： 本句的结构为It is +动词的过去分词+that 引导主语从句。经常用于这种结构的动词还有say, report, think, hope, expect, consider, suggest等。

37.At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and ____ down to eat our picnic lunch.

　 A. sitting 　　　　　 B. having sat　　　　　　　　 C. to sit　　　　　　　　 D. sat

答案：D

命题立意：检查考生对动词形式的辨析和运用能力。

试题解析： 并列连词and 连接found 和sat 两个谓语动词。

36.More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays, ____ advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.

　 A. taking 　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　　　　 C. having taken　　　 D. having been taken

答案：A

命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词做状语的掌握和运用能力。

试题解析： take advantage of (利用)和句子主语More and more people 构成主动关系，且和句子谓语sign up for　 (报名参加)同时发生，所以选择A。

35.It was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just ____ a look at the sports stars.

　 A. had 　　　　　　 B. having 　　　　　　　　　　 C. to have 　　　　　　 D. have

答案：C

命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词的掌握和运用能力。

试题解析：动词不定式充当目的状语。

34.He transplanted the little tree to the garden ____ it was the best time for it.

　 A. where 　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that 　　　　　　　　 D. until

答案：B

命题立意：检查考生对逻辑关联用语的掌握和运用能力。

试题解析： when连接时间状语从句，含义为“当………的时候”。